Oral function in community-dwelling elderly individuals in Japan: Present status and future challenges

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1 2014 Vol.63 No.2 p Oral function in community-dwelling elderly individuals in Japan: Present status and future challenges Hiroko MIURA Shingo MORIYA Yoh TAMAKI Yoshie USUI Department of International Health and Collaboration, National Institute of Public Health Department of Health Promotion, National Institute of Public Health Department of Health and Welfare Services, National Institute of Public Health Department of Gerontology, Graduate School, Tokyo Medical and Dental University QOL Abstract Improving oral function is crucial to maintaining healthy oral feeding and satisfactory verbal communication in older adults. Declining oral function is a serious health concern affecting communitydwelling residents, including independent and dependent older adults. It is thus necessary to assess the present conditions of oral function among this growing demographic, as the findings will contribute to , Minami, Wako, Saitama , Japan. T e l: hmiura@niph.go.jp 131

2 future oral health policy discussions concerning Japan s super-aging society. The oral cavity is closely associated with eating and articulation functions essential to the social functioning of older adults. Therefore, both these functions have an influence on their health-related quality of life (QOL). The improvement of oral function for the enhancement of QOL has been declared as one of the basic policies constituting the Basic Matters related to the promotion of Dental and Oral Health notified in July The assessment of oral function is further needed to improve their oral health. This article provides a summary of our findings on the current conditions of oral function among community-dwelling older adults in Japan. We also review practical, simplified evaluation methods for oral function, which will be applied in community health settings. keywords: Dysphagia, articulation, community-dwelling older adults, the Act concerning the Promotion of Dental and Oral Health (accepted for publication, 30th March 2014) I. [, ] WHOICF [ ] [ - ] [ ] II. [ ] [ ] [, ] [, ] 132

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